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William L. Bainbridge, Ph.D., FACFETestifying Education Expert - http://educationexpert.com
William L. Bainbridge, Ph.D., FACFE, is a forensic education expert with extensive experience in school related accidents, incidents & sexual abuse/sexual assault/sexual harassment and educational evaluation for child custody. He has been court qualified as a schooling and education standards/policy expert in over 30 states. He currently serves as President and CEO of the SchoolMatch® Institute and as a Distinguished Research Professor at The University of Dayton. He is the former superintendent of three school districts in Ohio and Virginia and served on the executive staff of the Ohio Department of Education and as a Professor for the National Academy for School Executives. He has been a consultant to over 1000 organizations including law firms, corporations, government agencies and school systems.
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Named Educator of the Year by the Ohio PTA, Dr. Bainbridge is a Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners and Diplomate of the National Academy for School Executives. He has completed certification programs with The Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University and The Disney Institute. He earned his Ph.D. at The Ohio State University, and completed post-doctoral studies at Columbia University.
He provides expert services for attorneys, courts, parents and school officials throughout the country. He applies his more than 35 years of experience as a teacher, administrator, district superintendent, state education official, coach, and consultant to cases that involve schools and the education of children. Dr. Bainbridge, listed in BEST's Directory of Recommended Insurance Expert Service Providers, provides consultation from case inception to settlement or litigation in matters that raise issues related to education and children. Qualified as an Education Expert in a majority of states, Dr. Bainbridge assists lawyers to win favorable decisions in the best interest of children, parents and school systems. Dr. Bainbridge can be reached at 904-230-3001. Dr. Bainbridge's VITA is available at http://educationexpert.com/ppsi/bios/bainbridge.htm Services Dr. Bainbridge provides expert services including data review, case analysis, document review, case development, expert reports and testimony to assist lawyers to win favorable decisions where the principle focus includes:
Profile SchoolMatch® databases are used in conjunction with Expert Witness Testimony in child custody and school related litigation matters to provide compelling evidence for school placements ensuring the best educational interests of the children and justice. SchoolMatch® enables research and analysis of policies and standards of care that are provided in comparable and/or surrounding schools or school systems. Dr. Bainbridge "has been most helpful in evaluating the school systems involved so that we may offer testimony showing which system offers the best advantage to the child."
SchoolMatch® also provides the FairCompare Analysis of school systems based on the comparisons of results in demographically and educationally similar school systems across the nation. Licenses
SchoolMatch® has 36 professionals with doctorates in educational research or related fields and experience in school accountability, school finance, accreditation and testing.
Professional Experience
It is important to know that those collecting, assembling and reporting the data are experts in fields related to tests and measurements, school finance, school personnel matters and educational evaluation. SchoolMatch® has assembled experts in the various areas of school data to provide accurate and comparative information. The SchoolMatch® staff and advisory group include:
Legal Experience & Services
Experts have testified in school related matters in a majority of states. In addition, validity of the data has been confirmed by thousands of families and press organizations such as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Money Magazine which have used the data in their investigative reporting. The data are used for corporate work and family support, corporate recruiting, corporate relocation, site selection and school marketing research.Use of SchoolMatch® databases in child custody and school litigation cases has been highlighted in publications ranging from the American Journal of Family Law to American Demographics to Family Circle and Education Today. SchoolMatch® experts are available to consult and testify in all states. The experts have experience and credentials in all of the various areas of school research and data including executives with experience in more than 20 school superintendencies
Affiliations National leaders in public school finance, facilities, human resource administration, management, accreditation, testing, instruction and research Memberships in the American College of Forensic Examiners, American Educational Research Association, Phi Delta Kappa, Education Law Association, National Forensic Center, American Association of School Administrators, Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, American Association of School Personnel Administrators, Council for Exceptional Children and the Horace Mann League. Awards & Honors
SchoolMatch® expert consultants have extensive awards and qualifications.
Seminars & Training SchoolMatch® Experts teach university graduate level courses and conduct seminars through the SchoolMatch Institutes. "In my sixteen years of private practice, I cannot recall any expert witness with whom I have dealt with who was better prepared, or who was more effective in court."
Professional References Attorney references include:
Consulting Practice: All States Areas of Expertise:
Publications
"A Second Presidential Run for E. Gordon Gee" The Greentree Gazette, West Palm Beach, Florida, December 2007. "A University and School Systems in Kentucky and Ohio are Strivers" The Greentree Gazette, West Palm Beach, Florida, September 25, 2007. "Avoid Costly Litigation and Settlements" The Greentree Gazette, West Palm Beach, Florida, August 2007. "University of North Florida President John Delaney's 'Leadership by Learning' " The Greentree Gazette, West Palm Beach, Florida, August 2007. "Pedro Menendez Carpentry Teacher Builds Student Futures," My St. Johns Sun, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, July 28, 2007. "Time Has Come To Screen High School Athletes for Illegal Drugs," The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, July 27, 2007. "School Superintendents Should Meet Qualifications," The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, July 19, 2007. "School Board's Evaluation of Wise May Produce Fireworks," The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, July 12, 2007. "Federal Government Should Get Out of High-Stakes School Testing," The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, July 7, 2007. "Supreme Court Hurts Racial Balance Efforts," The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, July 3, 2007. "These State Employees Deserve Big Thank You from Voters," The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, June 28, 2007. "Keystones For Learning," My Clay Sun, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, June 28, 2007. "State Department of Education Makes Unfair Training Demands," The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, June 21, 2007. "Ubiquitous NCAA Rules Can Sneak Up On You," The Greentree Gazette, West Palm Beach, Florida, June 2007. "Spellings Is Poor Fit as Education Secretary," The Columbus Dispatch- Forum Column, Columbus, Ohio, June 16, 2007. "Duval School Board Should Stop Micromanaging Schools," The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, June 14, 2007. "Federal Intrusion in College Accreditation Must Be Resisted," The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, June 7, 2007. "Retiring Administrator Moves Toward Crafting New Pursuits," My St. Johns Sun, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, June 2, 2007. "FCAT's Reliability Problems Should Lead to Major Changes," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, May 31, 2007. "UNF Leaders Find a Model for Future at University in Ohio," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, May 24, 2007. "Thumbs Up for Whistle-Blower; Thumbs Down for Spellings," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, May 17, 2007. "Sibling Rivalry Producing Results," The Florida Times-Union, Nassau Neighbors, Fernandina Beach, Florida, May 16, 2007. "School Administrators Flee Unreasonable Job Demands," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, May 10, 2007. "All Schoolchildren Deserve Access to Latest Computers," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, May 3, 2007. "Mel Martinez Breaks With Bush on No Child Law," The Florida Times-Union- Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, April 29, 2007. "Corruption in No Child Law Spurs Congressional Probe," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, April 26, 2007. "Colleges Plan for Security Crises," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, April 21, 2007. "Standardized Admission Tests Offer Objective Evaluations," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, April 19, 2007. "Public schools Are the Bedrock of Our Successful Democracy," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, April 12, 2007."Elected Duval School Board Has Failed to Achieve Its Goals," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, April 5, 2007. "Schools Don't Need Managers, But Dynamic, Proven Leaders," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, March 29, 2007. "Using Tests to Improve Learning," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, March 24, 2007. "New Chamber Leader a Good Match for Key Business Goals," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, March 16, 2007. "Lower Salaries of Board Can Lead to Better Public Schools," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, March 9, 2007. "As College Costs Skyrocket, Check Ways to Find Savings," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, March 1, 2007. "Parents in St. Johns County Seek Voice in School Issues," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, February 22, 2007. "Pushing College-level Work Does No Favor for Unprepared Students," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, February 15, 2007. "Impact Fees Are No Solution to Clay County's School Deficits," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, February 10, 2007. "SCHOOL BOARD: No Report Card," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, February 3, 2007. "Panel Has Worthy Recommendations," The Columbus Dispatch-Forum Column, Columbus, Ohio, February 3, 2007. "Don't Delay Evaluation of Duval Superintendent," The Florida Times-Union- Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, February 1, 2007. "Smoking Bans in Public are Needed to Help Children," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, January 25, 2007. "Grade Recovery Can Be a Positive," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, January 13, 2007. "America's Public Schools Need Major Changes to Improve," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, January 8, 2007. "Time to Ban Junk Food in Public Schools to Fight Obesity," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, January 1, 2007. "Campus/Corporate Pay Comparison is Unfair," The Columbus Dispatch-Forum Column, Columbus, Ohio, December 23, 2006. "Salaries are Startling, but College Presidents Often Deserve them," The The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, December 22, 2006. "Pay for University Presidents Unjust Target for Public Potshots," The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Daytona Beach, Florida, December 21, 2006. "No Child Law Failed, Should be Killed," The Columbus Dispatch-Forum Column, Columbus, Ohio, December 16, 2006. "Let's Drop No Child Left Behind," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, December 16, 2006. "It Is Time To Leave NCLB Behind," The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, Florida, December 10, 2006. "Some Rankings of Universities are Meant for Profits, Not Consumers," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, December 2, 2006. "Parents Can Play Important Role In School If Principals Cooperate," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, November 18, 2006. "Competing Student Projections in St. Johns County," The Florida Times-Union- Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, November 14, 2006. "Big Government and Corruption," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, November 4, 2006. "D.C. Insiders Leave Education Out in the Cold," The Columbus Dispatch-Forum Column, Columbus, Ohio, November 4, 2006. "The Great Impact of Principals," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, October 21, 2006. "The Student Technology Gap," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, October 17, 2006. "St. Johns Schools Try to Stay Ahead," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, September 29, 2006. "Serious Questions Arise Over New SAT," The Columbus Dispatch-Forum Column, Columbus, Ohio, September 23, 2006. "Are American Students Stressed?," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, September 23, 2006. "Are We Pushing Our Children Too Hard?," The Star-Banner, a New York Times newspaper, Ocala, Florida, September 17, 2006. "Remarkable School is a Role Model," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, September 16, 2006. "Florida School Sets an Example," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, September 12, 2006. "Enhanced SAT is Pointless," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, September 2, 2006. "Enhanced SAT is Pointless," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, September 2, 2006"The Outdated 180-Day School Year Needs to go the Way of the Buggy," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, August 25, 2006 "Book Publisher's Ties to Bush a Bit Too Cozy," The Columbus Dispatch-Forum Column, Columbus, Ohio, August 19, 2006 "Public Schools Get Bad Rap," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, August 17, 2006 "School Size Makes a Big Difference," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, August 12, 2006 "Bush Ties Prove to be Lucrative," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, August 3, 2006 "Mediocre Schools, Top Grades," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, July 29, 2006 "No Child Law Ignored Socioeconomic Factors," The Columbus Dispatch-Forum Column, Columbus, Ohio, July 22, 2006. "Better Schools for Kids in Poverty," The Florida Times-Union-Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, July 15, 2006 "Smart Dude, Cut Out the Slang," The Florida Times-Union–Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, July 7, 2006 "Schools Must Adjust to Families," The Florida Times-Union–Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, June 29, 2006 "Featured Interview" and "Essay," TECHNOS E-ZINE, Vol. 3, No. 6, TECHNOS Press, Agency For Instructional Technology, Bloomington, Indiana, June 26, 2006 "Race, Education and High Court," The Florida Times-Union, Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, June 16, 2006 "Good Health Care and Education," The Florida Times-Union, Featured Column, Jacksonville, Florida, June 13, 2006 "Don't Rely on Magazine's List of Top Schools, The Columbus Dispatch-Forum Column, Columbus, Ohio, June 3, 2006 "Court Wrong About School Vouchers," Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio, January 12, 2006. "Global Perspective on School Leadership," with M. Donald Thomas, Chapter I in Qualities for Effective Leadership - School Leaders Speak, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. & The American Association of School Administrators, 2006. "Problem Solving Leadership: Demographics, Diversity and Accountability," Chapter VI in Qualities for Effective Leadership - School Leaders Speak, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. & The American Association of School Administrators, 2006. "The School-size Debate" Sarasota Herald- Tribune, Sarasota, Florida, December 10, 2005. "Federal School Reform In Sad Shape," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Washington, August 12, 2005. "Gender Inequities in Education are Lessening," The Mortar Board Forum, Journal of the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society, Columbus, Ohio, Spring, 2005, Vol.35, No. 2. "U.S. Students Need Longer School Year," The Illinois School Board Journal, Springfield, Illinois, May/June, 2005, Vol. 73, No. 3. "Ohio Already Passed Income Tax To Fund Public Schools," The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 30, 2005. "U.S. Students Get Short Shrift," The Star-Press, Muncie, Indiana, March 27, 2005. "Standardized Tests Improve Standards, Threaten Creativity," The News- Journal, Daytona Beach, Florida, February 20, 2005. "Can Professional Development Programs Help Close The Achievement Gap?," with C. Jayne Brahler and Margaret Stevens, ERS Spectrum Education Research Service, Arlington, Virginia, Winter, 2005 "U.S. Students Need A Longer School Year," The Buffalo News, Buffalo, New York, January 31, 2005. "Testing To Improve Or To Punish?," with Steven M. Sundre, The School Administrator, American Association of School Administrators, Arlington, Virginia, January, 2005. "Just the Facts: Children Lose as Test Scores Trump Teaching in Schools," The Ocala Star Banner, Editorial Column, Ocala, Florida, September 19, 2004. "To Reduce The High Cost Of College," Bottom Line-Personal, Boardroom, Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, October 1, 2004. "What Can You Do To Protect Your School From Predators," with William R. Mason, Jr., AASPA Perspective, American Association of School Personnel Administrators, Virginia Beach, Virginia, August/October, 2004. "Exit Test Alone Won't Do," with Thomas J. Lasley, II, Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio, June 8, 2004. "How Nashua Stacks Up: An Independent Report On How The City's School District Compares Nationwide," with Cameron Harris, Sherry A. Lahr and Steven M. Sundre, published in a special 32 page section of The Telegraph, Nashua, New Hampshire, May 18, 2004. "FairCompare Analysis & Audit Of Education Effectiveness For The Guilford County, North Carolina, School District," with Donna Maria Alvarado, Cameron Harris, Roger J. Lulow, Roderick J. McDavis and Steven M. Sundre, sponsored and published in a Special Report by Action Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, February 25, 2004. "Are Schools Really Safe From Predators?" with William R. Mason, Jr., Bulletin, official publication of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota, Pierre, South Dakota, August 5, 2003. "Time To Defend Public Education: At The Point Of Contact," with M. Donald Thomas, Viewpoint - The Utah Special Education, Salt Lake City, Utah, December, 2003. "The Need For Effective Leadership In Working With Public Boards" presentation to the Ohio Government Finance Officers Association 16th Annual Conference, VITAL SPEECHES OF THE DAY, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, October 15, 2003. "Policy Initiatives to Improve Urban Schools - An Agenda" By William L. Bainbridge, Thomas J. Lasley II, and Steven M. Sundre. The State Education Standard. Summer 2003. "REFORM - Believing in students pays off at this Florida School GREAT EXPECTATIONS" By William L. Bainbridge and Thomas S. Tocco. The American School Board Journal. July 2003. "Policy Initiatives to Improve Urban Schools: An Agenda" By William L. Bainbridge, Thomas J. Lasley, II, and Steven M. Sundre. Education and Urban Society. May 2003. "Boards of Education: The Need of Effective Leadership." By William L. Bainbridge and M. Donald Thomas. TECHNOS Quarterly Volume 11 Number 4. January 2003. "Education Research: Neither Fact Nor Science Commentary." By William L. Bainbridge and M. Donald Thomas. The Effective School Report, Vol XX, No. 11. December 2002. "SchoolMatch® Analyzes High School Pupil/Teacher Ratio." By William L. Bainbridge. USA Today. December 21, 2002. "Improving Teacher Quality: Ideological Perspectives and Policy Prescriptions." By William L. Bainbridge, Thomas J. Lasley, II, and Barnett Berry. The Educational Forum of Kappa Delta Pi, November 2002. "Education for Tomorrow's Workers." By William L. Bainbridge and M. Donald Thomas. Chief Executive, magazine. October 2002. "Back-to-School Means Back-n-Forth." By William L. Bainbridge and Francesca Adler-Baeder. Stepfamily Embrace the Journey. September/October 2002. "Demographics, Diversity and K-12 Accountability: The Challenge of Closing the Achievement Gap," with Thomas J. Lasley, II, Education and Urban Society, Volume 34, Number 4, Sage Publication, Thousand Oaks, California, August, 2002. "Leaving Children Behind." By William L. Bainbridge. TECHNOS Press. Summer 2002. For additional publications, please see http://www.schoolmatch.com/ppsi/assocart.cfm for many examples of publications. More Information:
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